What I learned from our Summer Vacation...
1. Parker is Very Territorial when it comes to His things! Especially when it comes to playing in a plastic playhouse and sharing a piece of chocolate cake.
2. Who would have ever thought that Taylor would scream and cry her way on a boat ride through the San Diego bay, but not on her first ride on Space Mountain?
3. Don't panic unless you are absolutely sure your 3-year old son is not with the other half of your group touring the USS Midway! That boat is a darn labrynth!
4. Men don't complain about the heat and sun as much when they are looking at airplanes!
5. You can never freeze enough bottles of water, the night before, to carry you through an entire day at Disneyland!
6. Remember to keep Man Vs. Wild on Tivo when Joe comes to visit...because just one episode is not enough...more like 8-10 will do.
7. As Bear Grylls says, "always keep an eye out for fresh water..." All you need to keep any boy (0r man) happy is water, food, and fire. At least we found 2 out of 3!
8. How I wish I was small enough to curl up in a stroller and fall asleep.
10. Disneyland is way better when you go with parents who will wait out the majority of a 2 1/2 hour line for the newest ride!
11. If you don't want to get burned...wear sunscreen!
12. Your mom can't help but scream when riding Space Mountain, even when your 5-year old daughter is sitting in front of her and riding it for the first time.
13. You will never get sick of listening to "A way back into Love," and "Pop goes my Heart" from Music and Lyrics over and over again. Thanks Michael, the kids are hooked!
14. Sitting in front of the castle to save seats for the fireworks show for 2 1/2 hours is not fun with 3 busy kids, but very worth it! I will never get sick of that show!
15. How to get out of paying 18% gratuity to a lousy waitress!
16. My 3 kids slept great together in the same room regardless of what my expectations were.
17. What it means when a man "goes to see a man about a horse"...thanks Joe!
18. Don't get a pregnant and emotional sister involved in an argument with your brother! Need I say more?
19. How sensitive, kind, thoughtful, and loving Michael is...he really gives great appologies!
20. Accidental boob grazes (yeah, right!) will be noticed no matter how hard you try to cover it up!
1. Parker is Very Territorial when it comes to His things! Especially when it comes to playing in a plastic playhouse and sharing a piece of chocolate cake.
2. Who would have ever thought that Taylor would scream and cry her way on a boat ride through the San Diego bay, but not on her first ride on Space Mountain?
3. Don't panic unless you are absolutely sure your 3-year old son is not with the other half of your group touring the USS Midway! That boat is a darn labrynth!
4. Men don't complain about the heat and sun as much when they are looking at airplanes!
5. You can never freeze enough bottles of water, the night before, to carry you through an entire day at Disneyland!
6. Remember to keep Man Vs. Wild on Tivo when Joe comes to visit...because just one episode is not enough...more like 8-10 will do.
7. As Bear Grylls says, "always keep an eye out for fresh water..." All you need to keep any boy (0r man) happy is water, food, and fire. At least we found 2 out of 3!
8. How I wish I was small enough to curl up in a stroller and fall asleep.
10. Disneyland is way better when you go with parents who will wait out the majority of a 2 1/2 hour line for the newest ride!
11. If you don't want to get burned...wear sunscreen!
12. Your mom can't help but scream when riding Space Mountain, even when your 5-year old daughter is sitting in front of her and riding it for the first time.
13. You will never get sick of listening to "A way back into Love," and "Pop goes my Heart" from Music and Lyrics over and over again. Thanks Michael, the kids are hooked!
14. Sitting in front of the castle to save seats for the fireworks show for 2 1/2 hours is not fun with 3 busy kids, but very worth it! I will never get sick of that show!15. How to get out of paying 18% gratuity to a lousy waitress!
16. My 3 kids slept great together in the same room regardless of what my expectations were.
17. What it means when a man "goes to see a man about a horse"...thanks Joe!
18. Don't get a pregnant and emotional sister involved in an argument with your brother! Need I say more?
19. How sensitive, kind, thoughtful, and loving Michael is...he really gives great appologies!
20. Accidental boob grazes (yeah, right!) will be noticed no matter how hard you try to cover it up!
7 comments:
That was funny...too bad the vacation's over. So sad! You guys are going to miss Parker screaming when Blake tries to enter his little house. He's going to be in for a surprise when his little brother or sister enters the world. I need copies of all the pictures so I can add it to my stack of things I need to "scrapbook" (digitally...) We had a blast...love you!
What a fun time!!! You are probably still cleaning sand out of Blake's ears, nose, and mouth. Also...I'll have you know that screaming is my way of showing how much I am enjoying the ride. And...I have to mention...I was NOT the one screaming on the baby roller coaster ride in Lego Land...was I!! I am sad it is over and want to do it again real soon! Love you guys!
I'm surprised you didn't put anything in there about Legoland...I guess it's better if we just forget about it completely. Did you get the "boob graze" line from Jack Black in "The Holiday?" Also, I think it's spelled labrynth...thank you Jim Hensen and David Bowie. That was a good blog. Too bad you didn't get to hear Parker's screams through the last hour of the drive home.
I love your pictures. I can't believe how much you guys did in one week. When my dad came last year he made us do the Midway. I've never been so bored in my life. He has threatened to take us to the submarine next time. Jeff's dad gets excited about the airplane museums too. Dads like that kind of stuff I guess.
Wow, you guys did a lot of fun stuff! Laughed so hard at the accidental boob grazes...don't want to know, but can pretty much guess.
Sounds like a fun week with your family!
Hi Kim,
It looks like you guys had a great time. I haven't been to DisneyLand since 1995 and I only got to enjoy it for about 5 hours in June. I really need to get our family out there with some professional DisneyLanders. (smile) But I won't be able to enjoy it until after the baby comes, so maybe next summer or something.
(smile)
Thanks for the fun read. This was a great blog
Oh Kimberly, what a fun time you must have had. You seem to do so well even though Parker wasn't into sharing but he will be. It seems that Michael is getting a lot of experience with babies. I am so glad you had a wonderful time WITHOUT ME! You are still having family fun things even though you are so far apart. Love you.
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